The Training Lead is responsible for overseeing the design, development, and delivery of training programs to enhance employee skills and organizational effectiveness. This role involves collaborating with department leaders, managing trainers as well as deploying and leading the trainings. Evaluating program effectiveness to ensure alignment with business objectives.

Tasks

Key Responsibilities:

Program Development:

• Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive training programs that support organizational goals, local regulations and directives and process specific expert knowledge.
• Deploy training center for the local plant team and business functions (DOJO concept) as pilot program for the organization

Needs Analysis:

• Assess learning and development needs through surveys, interviews, and performance metrics. Deploy the hard and soft skill requirements per individual job code and role. Gap analysis between expectation and delivery.

Content Creation:

• Develop engaging training materials, manuals, and e-learning resources as well as VR material.

Facilitation:

• Lead workshops, seminars, and virtual training sessions for diverse employee groups.
• Participate gemba walks with the plant leadership team to gather up to date production and process information

Team Leadership:

• Supervise and mentor training staff, ensuring ongoing professional development.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with department managers and HR to tailor training solutions and measure outcomes.

Evaluation:

• Analyze feedback and training metrics to continuously improve program effectiveness.

Reporting:

• Prepare and present progress and impact reports to senior management.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Human Resources, Business, or a related field (Master’s degree or certification such as ATD or CPTD is advantageous). Alternatively, 10+ years experience in a food industrial environment in production in continuous improvement with strong process, compliance and safety knowledge.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in training design, delivery, or learning management.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Expertise with LMS, virtual training platforms, and digital content authoring tools.
• Advanced communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset for data-driven decision-making and program improvement.
• Proven agility in adapting training strategies for a diverse and potentially remote/hybrid workforce
• Fluency in German is required
• English on business level; additional languages such as French, or Dutch is a plus.

Benefits

What we offer

• Opportunity to be a part of a global iconic brand, fun and high performing team
• Opportunity to be a part of Greenfield Project in Germany
• A varied and responsible job in an effective and international team with flat hierarchies
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours / hybrid working
• Local benefit (Health and Pension insurance)
• Friendly atmosphere.

This role offers a high degree of independence and plenty of room for personal initiative and growth.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.